The best European cosplayers selected all through the year in 15 countries brought together on stage for an outstanding show!

In July 2011, the European Cosplay Gathering, ECG for short, went through the finals of its first edition. Since July 2018, the contestis back on track for its Season 9, touring Europe event after event to find the cosplayers who will take part in the finals set at Japan Expo in July 2019. For Season 9, 15 countries launched in the competition, with Sweden adding up to the list of contestants.

3 or 4 entrants – 1 in the solo category, and 2 or 3 in the group category – are chosen in each of the following 15 countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK.

The ECG allows the entrants to perform on the biggest cosplay stage in Europe, the Ichigo stage at Japan Expo, in front of 14,000 people who come to admire, support and cheer them. More than a mere cosplay show, the ECG finals are a masterpiece!